Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 2 | I applied for the occasional post that I thought might be interesting , but never heard anything back . |
| 3 | For many years I consulted for the American GE in Schenectady and the thing that struck me there was the way that when they wanted to attack a particular area they could mount an army of people on it , all of whom were pretty good . ’ |
| 4 | I headed for the white gleam of a village in the distance and was grateful to find that the one and only store sold iced drinks . |
| 5 | I arrived for the American premiere and these ghosts made no sense at all . |
| 6 | So I paid for the electric motor of the engine to be serviced , but it never worked very well . |
| 7 | Anyway , I paid for the blessed thing . ’ |
| 8 | I did not usurp power but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power , in other words this is the modesty part I acted for the public welfare , I acted for the common wellbeing of all our people whenever and in whatever manner was necessary unless prevented by direct constitutional or legislative prohibition Roosevelt suggested that the president subject only to the people of the United States and he identified himself with Andrew Jackson and with Abraham Lincoln . |
| 9 | I did not usurp power but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power , in other words this is the modesty part I acted for the public welfare , I acted for the common wellbeing of all our people whenever and in whatever manner was necessary unless prevented by direct constitutional or legislative prohibition Roosevelt suggested that the president subject only to the people of the United States and he identified himself with Andrew Jackson and with Abraham Lincoln . |
| 10 | Counc tonight it was mentioned the actual the work of the Regional Health Authority and , again , I worked for the Regional Health Authority a long time ago . |
| 11 | I use to dread going in to work — in the two years I worked for the Inland Revenue I do not think I worked a full month — and in the end I left . |
| 12 | When I worked for the Daily Telegraph , the editor , Bill Deedes , would say that he never missed the letters column of the Guardian . |
| 13 | Later I tell C that if I worked for the Daily Star , I 'd have my story already . |
| 14 | In the Annual Report two years ago , I called for the careful co-ordination of export support services from both private and public sector organisations . |
| 15 | I looked for the black boots . |
| 16 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 17 | I looked for the knitted garments that I used to help her with but they must have all been sold . |
| 18 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 19 | I reached for the thick directory . |
| 20 | I laughed for the sheer pleasure of playing such games with God 's strong world , then remembered the senator had told me that Robin-Anne liked to sail . |
| 21 | Vocals went straight down with only the minimum of top end EQ to keep them sharp , and when I went for the final mixdown I have to say I was amazed at how big a sound was coming back from the monitors . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought I went for the Amazonian types , ’ he commented , ladling some of the food on to his plate warily . |
| 23 | I poured him a glass of the special malt which I kept for the rare occasions of celebration or consolation in my life . |
| 24 | In order to believe in the Devil we must rid ourselves of unhelpful images of him ( though we do not need to wax philosophical about him as I did for the doubting lady ! ) . |
| 25 | I had never been a member of the Labour Party , and on the first occasion when I could claim a vote I voted for the Liberal candidate in the Hampstead constituency . |
| 26 | those there , cos those are the ones I had for the European elections |
| 27 | and I competed for the Quain Essay prize — a sum of 50 — to be written on the survival of the medieval conception of tragedy in post-medieval literature . |
| 28 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 29 | I longed for the sweet delights of eternity , and I gave my soul over to love Christ with every ounce of my power … |
| 30 | The first piece I wrote for the New Statesman , almost exactly four years ago , began : ‘ People keep asking me , ‘ On what platform will you be standing for deputy leader of the Labour Party ? ' |